Vincent S. Brand III[1] (born July 6, 1963)[2] is an American stand-up comedian from Middletown, NJ.
[6] When both companies failed, Brand eventually found success in business when he opened Stress Factory Comedy Club in 1991.
[10][3] Throughout its business years, Stress Factory has featured comic headliners such as Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Richard Lewis, Chris Rock,[11] and Andrew Dice Clay.
[13] Along with the success of his comedy club, Brand has made various of television appearances including Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,[14] Last Comic Standing,[15] Dave Attell: Road Work,[16][17] Restaurant Stakeout,[7] and NickMom Night Out.
[19][20] Prior to folding in 2015, NickMom was in development for a "docu-comedy" starring Brand and his family, and had Jim Breuer credited as an executive producer for the project.